What is "Eid"

United Kingdom
October 27, 2006 1:03pm CST
I have noticed it being advertised and, I guess it is a celebration of some kind. I thought the word looked Jewish but as it was in a shop in an Indian-dominated village, I guess it's actually Indian. I have never heard of it before.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43902)
• Cambridge, England
28 Oct 06
It's a Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan. Wikipedia's entry is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8864)
• United Kingdom
28 Oct 06
Thank you. I won't lok at the Wikapedia as it isn't very good but I believe you must be right with that answer. It's funny though because I have a friend in Tunisia who is a Muslim and he talks about Ramadan but I have never heard him talk about Eid!
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nannacroc
@nannacroc (4049)
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28 Oct 06
Owlwings is right, I had to learn about it during my NNEB course but can't remember much. The info is in the attic and I'm not looking there.
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8864)
• United Kingdom
28 Oct 06
thank you for your answer.
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wwwShyBodyJewelrycom
@wwwShyBodyJewelrycom (916)
• United States
3 Nov 06
I have never heard of it so i'm not sure what it is.
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